Starting The Engine; To Stop Engine - Craftsman 247.772461 Operator's Manual

STARTING THE ENGINE
1. Movethe bladedepthcontrol leverbackto the STARTpositionin
theadjacent(top) notch.
2. Whenstartingthe enginefor the firsttime, pushprimerfive times.
Forall futurestarts,pushthe primerthreetimes.See Figure6. Do
not primeto restarta warm engine.
NOTE:If youpushthe primertoo manytimes,excessivefuel will flood
thecarburetorand the enginewill be difficultto start.
3. Standingbehindthe edger,depressthe bladecontrolbail and
hold it againstthe upperhandlewith your left hand.
4. Withyour righthand,graspthe recoilstarterhandleand slowly
pull the rope outwarduntil enginereachesthestart of its com-
pressioncycle (the ropewill pull slightlyharderat this point).
5. After slowlyallowingthe rope to recoil,pullthe ropewith a rapid,
continuous, f ull arm stroke.Keepa firm grip on starterhandle
throughouttheentirestroke.
Rapidretractionof startercord (kickback)will pull handand arm
towardenginefasterthanyou can letgo. Brokenbones,fractures,
bruisesor sprainscouldresult.
6. Allowthe starterhandleto slowlyreturnto the eyebolt.
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Figure6
TO STOP ENGINE
1. Releasebladecontrolto stop the engineand blade.
EDGING
Rotatingcuttingblademay throwobjectscausingpersonalinjury.
Keeparea clearof bystandersand do notoperatewithoutguardsin
.pace.
Do not lowerblade if blade is overconcrete,asphalt,rocksor the like.
IBladecan strikesupportingsurface,resultingin personalinjuryor
[propertydamage.
Tobeginedging,proceedas follows:
1. Moveedgerto an area to be edged,makingsurethat the left rear
wheelis on a hard surfaceand the bladeis overthe area to be
cut. See Figure7.
2. Withthe bladecontrolbail squeezedagainstthe handlein the
operatingposition,makea pass alongarea to be edged before
proceedingto the next notch.Thefurtherforwardthat the blade
depthcontrolleveris moved,the deeperor lowerthe blade will
cut into theground.Severalpassesmay be necessaryto obtain
thedesireddepthof cut. Do not lowerblade morethanone depth
notchat a time withoutmakinga pass.
Figure7
3. Forbest results,proceedslowlyalongthe pathbeing edged.
Slowly moveedger back and forth throughcuttingarea,again
makingsureto keepthe left rear wheelon the hard surfaceand
the blade in the cuttingpath, closeto but not touchingthe edge of
the hard surface.
4. Once youhavefinishededgingselectedarea,raisethe blade
depthcontrol leverbackinto theSTARTposition,moveto the next
area to be edged,and proceedagain from step 1.
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